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Jimena Barón

{{Short description|Argentine actress and singer}}

{{family name hatnote|Guevara|Barón|lang=Spanish}}

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{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2021}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Jimena Barón

| image = Jimena Barón (cropped).jpg

| caption = Jimena Barón in 2018

| alt =

| birth_name = Jimena Valentina Guevara Barón

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1987|05|24|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Buenos Aires, Argentina

| other_names = Jimena Barón
J Mena

| occupation = {{hlist|Actress|singer}}

| years_active = 1991–present

| partner = Daniel Osvaldo (2013–2015)

| children = 1

}}

Jimena Valentina Guevara Barón (born 24 May 1987), better known as Jimena Barón or J Mena, is an Argentine actress and singer.[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0059584/bio Biography for Jimena Barón] at the Internet Movie Database

Career

= Acting career =

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Her beginnings in the world of art and entertainment date back to her childhood. It was with her foray into the cinema, when she was ten years old, that she made herself known to the public, by playing the leading role of little Aneta in the 1998 film El Faro. Her interpretation of Loli in Gasoleros she was nominated for two consecutive years for the Martín Fierro Awards for Best Child Actress, winning it the first time.

She was followed by her Malena character in the series Calientes and her character of Anita Campos in El sodero de mi vida. This is how she got to participate in productions such as Son amores she played the character of Lila and Los Roldán she played the character of María Roldán González. After a participation in Sos mi vida.

In 2008, she acted in Por amor a vos she played the character of María Concepción Molinari.

From 2009 and 2010, she played the character of Esperanza "Hope" Bauer in the Cris Morena youth series Casi Ángeles. She also participated in the theatrical season of the cycle in 2009.

In 2011, she returned to work at Pol-Ka to play the character of María Paula "Poly" Said in the series Los únicos. Also in that year she was called to participate in the contest of Bailando 2011. That same year she participated in the Carlos Baute music video Tu cuerpo bailando en mi cuerpo.

In 2012, she played the character of Rosa Montes in the series Sos mi hombre broadcast by the screen of Canal 13 and starring Luciano Castro and Celeste Cid.

From 2015 to 2016, she played the character of Gilda Albarracín in the series Esperanza mía.

In 2016, she played the character of Belén in the series Educando a Nina telecomedy broadcast by Telefe and starring Griselda Siciliani.

In 2017 she played the character of Florencia "Floro" Petrocelli in the series of Pol-Ka Quiero vivir a tu lado.

She participated in the contest of Bailando 2018.

= Singing career =

Jimena dabbled in music since she was a child, interpreting the odd subject in the different fictions in which she participated, but it is 28 May 2015, which debuts as the band's vocalist "Barón Band" .

In 2017 Jimena presents "La tonta", her first single as a solo singer and releases her debut album, with the same name. With the release of the album she presented "Qlo" the second single from the album.

In May 2019, this time, under the artistic name of J Mena, she released her new single "La cobra" that quickly went viral in his native country, making 2,000,000 reproductions, it fits emphasize that now it already has +51,000,000 views on YouTube and +20,000,000 streams on Spotify. After the great debut of "La cobra" J Mena released her second single for her new record work "Quién Empezó" with the biggest female exponent of Argentine trap Cazzu, this single had great acceptance by the public taking 2,100,000 views on YouTube and a #1 in music trends in Argentina. On 2 August, Jimena released her second album of the name of her first single, which includes eight songs of which, among them, she makes two collaborations with the cumbia group Ráfaga and the trap singer Cazzu. After her great success as a solo singer, J Mena signed with Sony Music Enterteiment that already has a new single titled "Taxi Voy" under the management of this record. In November 2019, J Mena won the MTV EMA award for Best Latin Artist.

In February 2020, she published "Puta", a new single that proposes to resignify the insult and talk about the freedom of women. This single caused controversy and was criticized for using a marketing campaign alluding to prostitution.{{Cite web |date=2023-03-11 |title=Jimena Barón confesó que se había alejado de los escenarios por pánico: "Era mi sueño y se cumplió" |url=https://www.eltrecetv.com.ar/noticias/2023/03/11/jimena-baron-regresa-a-la-musica-el-motivo-que-la-alejo-de-los-escenarios/ |access-date=2023-03-12 |website=eltrecetv |language=es}} As a result seh cancelled planned shows at Río Negro Apple Festival and at the Villa La Angostura National Gardens Festival, in Neuquén.

In March 2021, after more than a year away from music, she returned and published a new single entitled "Flor de involución", accompanied by a video clip.{{Cite web |date=2021-04-01 |title=J Mena: de qué se trata su nueva canción, "Flor de involución" |url=https://www.lanacion.com.ar/espectaculos/musica/j-mena-de-que-se-trata-su-nueva-cancion-flor-de-involucion-nid01042021/ |access-date=2023-03-12 |website=LA NACION |language=es}}

In March 2023, she did a performance after 4 years of hiatus at the conclusion of stage play La Vendimia Para Todos.{{Cite web |date=2023-03-11 |title=Jimena Barón confesó que se había alejado de los escenarios por pánico: "Era mi sueño y se cumplió" |url=https://www.eltrecetv.com.ar/noticias/2023/03/11/jimena-baron-regresa-a-la-musica-el-motivo-que-la-alejo-de-los-escenarios/ |access-date=2023-03-12 |website=eltrecetv |language=es}}{{Cite web |title=La Vendimia Para Todos tuvo una nueva edición con Jimena Barón como estrella: quiénes son el rey y la reina |url=https://www.mdzol.com/mdz-show/2023/3/12/la-vendimia-para-todos-tuvo-una-nueva-edicion-con-jimena-baron-como-estrella-quienes-son-el-rey-la-reina-321446.html |access-date=2023-03-12 |website=MdzOnline |language=spanish}}

Personal life

She dated the Argentine footballer Daniel Osvaldo around 2013 to 2015 and they have a son together.{{Cite web |date=2023-05-12 |title=Así fue el reencuentro de Jimena Barón y Daniel Osvaldo en el cumpleaños de su hijo |url=https://www.infobae.com/teleshow/2023/03/10/asi-fue-el-reencuentro-de-jimena-baron-y-daniel-osvaldo-en-el-cumpleanos-de-su-hijo/ |access-date=2023-03-12 |website=infobae |language=es-ES}}

In 2018 Jimena Barón was in a relationship with Argentinian tennis player, Juan Martín del Potro.{{Cite web |date=2022-05-03 |title=La confesión de Juan Martín del Potro sobre Jimena Barón a 4 años de su separación |url=https://www.infobae.com/teleshow/2022/03/03/la-confesion-de-juan-martin-del-potro-sobre-jimena-baron-a-4-anos-de-su-separacion/ |access-date=2023-03-12 |website=infobae |language=es-ES}}

From September 2020 to 2021, Jimena Barón was in a relationship with television presenter Luis "Tucu" López.{{Cite web |title=Tucu López defendió el método de seducción que utilizó con Jimena Barón: "A mí me funcionó" |url=https://www.infobae.com/teleshow/2021/04/28/tucu-lopez-defendio-el-metodo-de-seduccion-que-utilizo-con-jimena-baron-a-mi-me-funciono/ |access-date=2023-03-12 |website=infobae |date=28 April 2021 |language=es-ES}}

Filmography

= Television =

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"

! Year

! Title

! Character

! Channel

1991–1994

|Grande, pa!!!

|Micaela Leiva

|Telefe

1998–1999

|Gasoleros

|Loli

|Canal 13

2000

|Calientes

|Malena

|Canal 13

2001

|El sodero de mi vida

|Ana "Anita" Campos

|Canal 13

2002–2004

|Son amores

|Lila

|Canal 13

2004–2005

|Los Roldán

|María Roldán González

|Telefe

2006

|Sos mi vida

|María Victoria López

|Canal 13

2008

|Por amor a vos

|María Concepción Molinari

|Telefe

2009–2010

|Casi Ángeles

|Esperanza "Hope" Bauer

|Telefe

2011

|Los únicos

|María Paula "Poly" Said

|Canal 13

2012–2013

|Sos mi hombre

|Rosa "Maravillosa" Montes

|Canal 13

2015–2016

|Esperanza mía

|Gilda Albarracín

|Canal 13

2016

|Educando a Nina

|Belén

|Telefe

2017

|Quiero vivir a tu lado

|Florencia "Floro" Petrocelli

|Canal 13

= Films =

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"

! Year

! Movie

! Character

! Director

1998

|El Faro

|Aneta

|Eduardo Mignogna

2017

|Hipersomnia

|Dolores "Lola" Cipriota

|Gabriel Grieco

2018

|Rodrigo, fue lo mejor del amor

|Marixa Balli

|Lorena Muñoz

= Television programs =

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"

! Year

! Program

! Channel

! Notes

2011

|Bailando 2011

|Canal 13

|18th eliminated

2015

|Bailando 2015

|Canal 13

|Replacing Lizy Tagliani

2016

|Bailando 2016

|Canal 13

|Join María Del Cerro in the Cha Cha Cha with Celebrities

2016

|Canta si puedes

|Canal 13

|Judge in replacement of Gimena Accardi

2017

|Bailando 2017

|Canal 13

|Guest of Cecilia Bonelli in Salsa in Trio

2018

|Especiales Musicales de Morfi

|Telefe

|Guest Host

2018

|Bailando 2018

|Canal 13

|Runner-up

2018–2019

|Por el mundo

|Telefe

|Guest Host

2019

|Cortá por Lozano

|Telefe

|Host in replacement of Verónica Lozano

2021

|Bailando 2021

|Canal 13

|Judge

= Videoclips =

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"

! Year

! Artist

! Song

! Director

2011

|Carlos Baute

|Tu cuerpo bailando en mi cuerpo

|

Discography

=Studio albums=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"

|+ List of studio albums with selected details and chart positions

! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:10em;" | Title

! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:18.7em;" | Studio album details

! scope="col" | Peaks

! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:14em;"| Certifications

scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;" | ARG
Peak positions for albums in Argentina:

  • La Tonta: {{cite web|url=http://www.diariodecultura.com.ar/rankings/los-discos-mas-vendidos/|title=Los discos más vendidos|accessdate=26 September 2017|website=Diario de Cultura|publisher=Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers|language=Spanish|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170927002705/http://www.diariodecultura.com.ar/rankings/los-discos-mas-vendidos/|archivedate=27 September 2017|url-status=dead}}
  • La Cobra: {{cite web|url=https://www.diariodecultura.com.ar/rankings/los-discos-mas-vendidos-de-la-semana-3/|title=Los discos más vendidos de la semana|work=Diario de Cultura|publisher=Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers|accessdate=13 August 2019|language=Spanish|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190813180232/https://www.diariodecultura.com.ar/rankings/los-discos-mas-vendidos-de-la-semana-3/|archivedate=13 August 2019}}
scope="row" | La Tonta

|

  • Released: 8 September 2017{{cite web|url=http://www.infobae.com/teleshow/paso-en-la-tv/2017/07/21/jimena-baron-presento-la-tonta-la-cancion-que-le-dedico-a-su-ex/|title=Jimena Barón presentó "La Tonta", la canción que le dedicó a Daniel Osvaldo|date=21 July 2017|accessdate=31 July 2017|website=Infobae|language=Spanish}} (ARG)
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming

| 19

|

scope="row" | La Cobra

|

  • Released: 2 August 2019 (ARG)
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming

| 3

|

  • CAPIF: Platinum{{cite web|url=https://www.neuquenalinstante.com.ar/noticias/2019/10/25/80145-la-cobra-es-disco-de-platino|title="La Cobra" es disco de platino|website=Neuquén al instante|date=27 November 2019|accessdate=27 November 2019|language=Spanish}}
scope="row" | Mala Sangre

|

| —

|

colspan="14" style="font-size:90%" | "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

=Singles=

==As lead artist==

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|+ List of singles showing year released and album name

! scope="col" style="width:18em;" rowspan="2"| Title

! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year

! scope="col" colspan="3"| Peaks

! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:14em;"| Certifications

! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album

scope="col" style="width:3.3em;font-size:90%;"| ARG
Peak positions in Argentina:

  • All except noted: {{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/search?artistname=mena&charttitle=&label=&formatName=&chartcode=ARG|title=Chart Search: Mena, Billboard Argentina Hot 100|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=11 March 2020}}
  • "Me Falta el Sol": {{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com.ar/chart/hot100/2018-10-05|title=Argentina Hot 100 – Semana del 13 de Octubre del 2018|work=Billboard Argentina|language=Spanish|accessdate=18 October 2018|archive-date=16 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191216030129/https://billboard.com.ar/chart/2018-10-05/|url-status=dead}}
  • "Sinvergüenza": {{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-argentina-hot-100/2024-01-13/|title=Billboard Argentina Hot 100: The Week of January 13, 2024|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=4 March 2024}}

! scope="col" style="width:3.3em;font-size:90%;" | Monitor Latino
Peak positions on the Argentina National Songs chart:

  • "La Tonta": {{cite web|url=http://charts.monitorlatino.com/top20/Print/Argentina/Nacionalidad/20171023|publisher=Monitor Latino|accessdate=30 October 2017|title=Top 20 Nacional Argentina – Del 23 al 29 de Octubre, 2017|language=Spanish|date=23 October 2017}}
  • "La Cobra": {{cite web|url=http://charts.monitorlatino.com/top20/Print/argentina/nacionalidad/20190520 |publisher=Monitor Latino |accessdate=27 May 2019|title=Top 20 Nacional Argentina – Del 13 al 20 de Mayo, 2019|language=Spanish}}
  • "Quien Empezó": {{cite web|url=http://charts.monitorlatino.com/top20/Print/argentina/nacionalidad/20190708|publisher=Monitor Latino|accessdate=1 August 2019|title=Top 20 Nacional Argentina – Del 8 al 14 de Julio, 2019|language=Spanish}}
  • "Flor de Involución": {{cite web|url=http://charts.monitorlatino.com/top20/Print/argentina/nacionalidad/20210405|title=Top 20 Nacional Argentina – Del 5 al 11 de Abril, 2021|publisher=Monitor Latino|accessdate=12 April 2021|language=Spanish}}

! scope="col" style="width:3.3em;font-size:90%;" | URU
{{cite web|url=http://charts.monitorlatino.com/top20/Print/uruguay/general/20190603|title=Top 20 Uruguay – Del 3 al 9 de Junio, 2019|publisher=Monitor Latino|language=Spanish|accessdate=17 June 2019}}

scope="row" | "La Tonta"

| rowspan="2"| 2017

| — || 6 || —

|

| rowspan="2"| La Tonta

scope="row" | "QLO"

| — || — || —

|

scope="row" | "Que Regreses Tú"

| rowspan="3"| 2018

| — || — || —

|

| rowspan="3" {{n/a|Non-album singles}}

scope="row" | "Atrás del Sol"

| — || — || —

scope="row" | "Me Falta el Sol" {{small|(featuring Carlos Ares)}}

| 100 || — || —

|

scope="row" | "La Cobra"

| rowspan="6"| 2019

| 3 || 3 || 8

|

| rowspan="4"| La Cobra

scope="row" | "Quien Empezó" {{small|(featuring Cazzu)}}

| 51 || 6 || —

|

scope="row" | "Se Acabó"

| 42 || — || —

|

scope="row" | "Dos Corazones"

| 69 || — || —

|

scope="row" | "Ya Quisieran"

| — || — || —

|

| rowspan="6" {{n/a|Non-album singles}}

scope="row" | "Taxi Voy"

| — || — || —

|

scope="row" | "Puta"

| 2020

| 81 || — || —

|

scope="row" | "Flor de Involución"

| rowspan="3"| 2021

| — || 20 || —

|

scope="row" | "Ya No Te Extraño"

| 95 || — || —

|

scope="row" | "Corazón de Cemento
{{small|(featuring Chili Fernandez)}}

| — || — || —

|

scope="row" | "La Araña"

| rowspan="3"| 2022

| — || — || —

|

| rowspan="4"| Mala Sangre

scope="row" | "Mi Felicidad"

| — || — || —

|

scope="row" | "Cruel y Despiadado"

| — || — || —

|

scope="row" | "Los Locos"

| rowspan="2"| 2023

| — || — || —

|

scope="row" | "Sinvergüenza" {{small|(with Emanero and Karina featuring Ángela Torres)}}

| 5 || — || —

|

| rowspan="2" {{n/a|Non-album singles}}

scope="row" | "Elegante" {{small|(with Los Palmeras)}}

| 2024

| — || — || —

|

colspan="14" style="font-size:90%" | "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

==As a featured artist==

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"

|+ List of singles showing year released and album name

! scope="col" style="width:16em;"| Title

! scope="col" | Year

! scope="col" | Album

scope="row" | "Se Quema"
{{small|(with Miss Bolivia)}}

| rowspan="3"| 2019

| rowspan="3" {{n/a|Non-album singles}}

scope="row" | "Sale Volando"
{{small|(with Nico Cotton and Bhavi)}}
scope="row" | "Para Nosotros"
{{small|(with Romeo El Santo)}}

=Promotional singles=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
scope="col" style="width:16em;" | Title

! scope="col"| Year

! scope="col"| Album

scope="row" | "No Te Siento"

| rowspan="2" | 2016

| rowspan="2" | La Tonta

scope="row" | "La Tormenta"
scope="row" | "Bailando"

| rowspan="1"| 2018

| rowspan="1" {{n/a|Non-album singles}}

Awards and nominations

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;"

! Year

! Award

! Category

! For

! Result

rowspan="2"| 1998

| Martín Fierro Awards

| Best Child Actress

| Gasoleros

| {{won}}

Argentine Film Critics Association Awards

| Best New Actress

| El Faro

| {{won}}[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0059584/awards Awards for Barón] at the Internet Movie Database

2018

| Gardel Awards

| Best New Pop Artist Album

| La Tonta

| {{won}}{{cite web|url=https://www.clarin.com/espectaculos/fama/premios-gardel-2018-discurso-jimena-baron-hizo-llorar-karina-princesita_0_HkEpw7hym.html|title=Premios Gardel 2018: El discurso de Jimena Barón que hizo llorar a Karina La Princesita|work=Clarín|date=30 May 2018|accessdate=23 July 2018|language=Spanish}}

2019

|MTV Europe Music Award

|Best Latin America South Act

|Jimena Barón

|{{Won}}

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

{{Commonscat}}

  • {{IMDb name|0059584}}
  • {{Twitter}}

{{MTV Europe Music Award for Best Latin America South Act}}

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Category:1987 births

Category:Actresses from Buenos Aires

Category:Argentine film actresses

Category:Argentine stage actresses

Category:Argentine television actresses

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